Chapter 452 Just an accident

Author: Leng Qingshan

"Oh shit!"

With a bang, the door was pushed open hard and hit the wall, shaking the beams of the room. Ma Xu walked into the room angrily and sat down, his face as gloomy as a piece of black iron.

Immediately afterwards, Song Yu also walked in.

Although his expression was not good-looking, it was somewhat calmer than Ma Xu's rage. He just walked over and said, "Old Ma, don't be so angry."

"Can't I keep my anger? Am I unable to keep my anger?"

Ma Xu looked up at him and gritted his teeth and said: "That Dai Junliang kept talking about the previous defeat. If it weren't for him, would I have been defeated so miserably? Now the Ministry of War has also sent people here, obviously to hold him accountable.

In a war, if I didn’t take advantage of the opportunity and quickly perform meritorious service, would my head have been saved?"

"What are you in a hurry for?"

Song Yu slowly poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, saying: "Although the Ministry of War has sent people here, the eldest son is here and he will not kill you."

"Then why doesn't he allow us to fight?"

"Isn't this, what happened just now? After all, he is his brother, how could he-"

Speaking of this, Ma Xu's expression changed again.

The previous anger subsided at this time, replaced by a flash of panic. He turned to look at Song Yu and said, "No one will notice what happened just now, right?"

Song Yu immediately signaled him to be silent.

He stood up and walked to the door, looked outside, and saw that there was no one else around the house. The guards were also patrolling outside the courtyard wall. Then he closed the door with confidence, walked back to Ma Xu, sat down, and whispered:

"Be careful."

His appearance made Ma Xu feel even more uneasy.

Ma Xu said: "Just now, I noticed that the general's wife seems to have been staring at the two of us. Do you think she already knows something? If this matter is found out and the imperial official is murdered, then we will all--"

"What are you afraid of!"

Song Yu frowned and said impatiently: "We just took advantage of the chaos to take away the medicine mixed with Uncaria, and there is no evidence for it; there are also windows, they ordered them to be closed tightly, we just took advantage of them."

When they were not prepared, they sealed the windows and the door. Moreover, it was the doors and windows that were set on fire, so the evidence has long since disappeared."

Having said this, he gritted his teeth again.

"I just didn't expect that among the old and weak women in that room, there would be such a powerful girl."

"..."

"If I had known earlier, I should have put her first—"

Ma Xu also sighed deeply. This was indeed something they had never expected. Who would have thought that the charming-looking little girl next to the general's wife could actually have such strong skills.

It's no wonder that he can follow the general's wife to Fufeng.

He suddenly thought of something again and said with some worry: "Tell me, did that girl see anything when she came out? Did anyone see you?"

Song Yu said impatiently: "Didn't I tell you? My people left immediately after doing those things, and now they have already——"

"..."

"Besides, the entire government office went to the front hall to greet the eldest son, and we all followed. As she said, she found no one in the backyard, so she rushed to the front hall and bumped into the eldest son. Where did she see it?

Our people.”

"..."

"So, there are no witnesses or physical evidence in this matter, what can they do?"

Hearing what he said, Ma Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "That's good."

He thought for a while and then said: "However, you said that the eldest young master -"

Before he finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly came from outside. Both of them were so wary that they immediately shut up. Song Yu walked over and opened the door in three steps at a time. It was dark outside, except for the distance outside the courtyard wall.

There was a little light, and there were patrolling guards holding lanterns, and several people gathered together, seeming to be talking loudly.

But soon, people dispersed.

Ma Xu raised his voice and asked, "What's going on?"

As soon as the guards heard his voice, they hurriedly walked into the yard and saluted the two people. One of them said: "Report to General Ma, Mr. Song. I was a soldier next to the general just now. He seemed to have lost his way and came here."

, is asking us for directions."

"The general's personal soldiers?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Xu immediately frowned: "Who is it?"

Several people looked at each other, and one of the guards said: "It seems to be that man named Nie Chong. I heard that he was a bandit that the general captured when he passed through Wanggang Village."

"Did he say anything else?"

"No, we showed him the way and he left."

Song Yu and Ma Xu looked at each other. After a long silence, Ma Xu waved his hand, and the guards retreated. The two returned to the room, and Song Yu closed the door again. When he turned around, he saw

Ma Xu said with a nervous look on his face: "That Nie Chong, won't you hear what we say?"

Although Song Yu was also very vigilant, he couldn't help laughing when he heard this and said: "They are so far apart, and they are making so much noise there, we can't even hear what they are saying, let alone

Besides, we just closed the door, how could he hear us?"

"..."

"If you really heard it, you should have sneaked away. How could you take the initiative to ask people outside for directions?"

Hearing this, Ma Xu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's right."

Song Yu smiled again and said: "Old Ma, you are still too nervous. God knows that you know this and I know it. As long as you don't tell it, no one will know."

Ma Xu nodded.

In the silent night, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he raised his head to look at Song Yu: "Then tell me, eldest son--"

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The same night, on the other side, was slightly noisier.

Several guards hurriedly walked out of the night, with a burning smell on their bodies. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they bowed their hands to Yu Wensu and Shang Ruyi under the eaves: "Young Master, Madam General."

Yuwen asked in confusion: "How?"

One of the leading guards said: "We went to look for it according to what Madam and the Wuxue girl said. The box placed in the corner has been burned, and everything in it has been burned away. We didn't see anything mixed with it."

I took Uncaria medicine.”

Another added: "The doors and windows were also burned down, and there were no traces of nails."

"this--"

Wuxue, who was standing next to Shang Ruyi, frowned when he heard this: "How is that possible?"

Yin Changyue on the side thought for a while and asked: "Well, Miss Wuxue, when you rushed out of the fire scene to find someone, did you see any suspicious people around you?"

"..."

Wuxue hesitated for a while and could only shake his head.

She indeed didn't see anyone suspicious. It was because she didn't see anyone that she rushed into Yu Wensu in a panic.

Yin Changyue said: "In this case——"

As he said that, he looked at Yu Wensu and Shang Ruyi carefully.

I saw two people standing under the eaves, with the lanterns above their heads shining on their equally bright eyes. After hearing those words, both pairs of eyes also flickered. In such a dark night, they actually showed

What an inexplicable tacit understanding.

Shang Ruyi had already raised his head and looked at Yu Wensu: "Brother, what do you think?"

Yu Wenzhen said calmly: "I just arrived and don't know much about the inside story. It's up to you, brother and sister, to decide this matter."

Everyone's eyes fell on Shang Ruyi.

She thought for a moment, then raised her head, with a faint smile in her eyes, and said, "If that's the case, then maybe it was just an accident."

"Young lady?!"

Wuxue on the side looked at her with wide eyes. Although she knew that she shouldn't interrupt at this time, she couldn't help but said: "But--"

Shang Ruyi frowned slightly and signaled her to be silent, and then said: "We were in the fire scene in a very critical situation, and we were dizzy due to the thick smoke, so we inevitably had some illusions. Since there are no drugs that can cause coma, we can't

No one nailed the windows, and no one set fire around, so there is no need to investigate this matter."

Yin Changyue immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

You must know that he is the supervisor of the expedition and needs to be responsible for supervising all affairs in the army. If there is an attempt to murder the general and it almost succeeds, then he, the supervisor, will be held accountable.

Now that it was an accident, even though you will inevitably be held accountable when you go back, at least you don't have to worry so much.

So he said: "Of course it is."

Although he breathed a sigh of relief, Mu Xian, Cheng Qiao and others standing beside the crowd could not help but frown.

But at this time, no one could say anything. Shang Ruyi had already said to Yin Changyue and Dai Junliang: "Although it was an accident, this kind of thing cannot happen again. From today on, please allocate a group of troops from the military to protect everyone."

The general's safety lies around this courtyard. No one can approach without permission from me and my eldest brother. And this group of troops will be led by Shan Tong'er, Mu Xian and Cheng Qiao in shifts."

After saying that, she looked at everyone: "How?"

People around her didn't expect that she could have such a clear mind and make such decisive decisions at this time, so they all nodded in agreement.

The good boy immediately said: "It's all my fault today. It's because I went to eat - I will take them on patrol all night tonight, I won't eat!"

Seeing his guilty and sincere look, Shang Ruyi showed a faint smile on his face.

He nodded and said: "Okay."

After saying that, she raised her head and looked at Yu Wenzhen beside her: "Brother, is there anything else you want to give me?"

"..."

Yu Wenzuo looked down at her, was silent for a while, and shook his head: "No."

Shang Ruyi said: "In that case, the good boy will take charge tonight, and everyone else should retreat. If there is no urgent matter, don't disturb the general again."

After hearing this, Yin Changyue and others did not dare to stay any longer. They hurriedly saluted, then said goodbye and left.

Mu Xian and Cheng Qiao also confessed and left the courtyard.
Chapter completed!